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Unresolved

Gustave

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Starting in 1987, villagers in the central African nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began to float rumors of a vicious crocodile haunting the Ruzizi River.

This crocodile - a large male Nile Crocodile - was spotted several times over the next several decades. Eventually, his fearsome appearance and ferocity made him an urban legend throughout the region.

Named Gustave by herpetologist Patrice Faye, this crocodile has become a reminder that monsters still roam the Earth. He is rumored to have killed more than 300 people, making him one of the most fearsome killers in history...



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Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan



Music Credits

Graham Bole - "We Are One"

BOPD - "New England is Interesting"

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Rosesi River runs for over 70 miles, through some of the most dangerous and hostile

0:17.4

territory in the entire world, flowing from the southern Bay of Lake Kivu, which separates

0:23.4

the nations of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

0:27.7

The Rosesi River runs south, toward the oblong-linked Tanganiiika.

0:32.9

As such, this deadly body of water runs through the central African nations of the DRC, Rwanda,

0:40.2

and Burundi.

0:41.5

Once upon a time, this river used to be populated by a great number of species.

0:46.7

As recently as the 1950s, several variations of buffalo, elephants, and ward hogs populated

0:53.0

the area, living alongside the sprawling human population.

0:57.5

However, decades later, very few of these species remain, with most having been hunted

1:03.6

and eliminated from the local ecosystem.

1:06.3

By man, now, very few creatures populate the Rosesi.

1:11.4

Of them, hippos remain the most popular, but are in a constant struggle with their natural

1:17.0

enemy, crocodiles.

1:19.1

Nile crocodiles thrive in this environment of Central Africa, as they are an apex predator

1:24.5

that aren't particularly picky about their prey.

1:27.5

They are generalists, who eat essentially anything close to them, as long as it is made

1:32.4

of meat, of course.

1:34.3

These crocodiles are seen as being very aggressive, even compared to other sub-species of crocodiles.

1:41.1

They live primarily in fresh water, but have much more in common with their saltwater relatives.

1:46.9

They are believed to be responsible for hundreds of human deaths every year, although that

1:52.2

is very hard to verify.

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